Can you call around and see if anyone has any portable radiators for you to borrow?

Ours packed in a few winters back - it was COLD.

Wrap up warm - lots of layers or try and get aroudn someone elses house!

Good luck

10th Jan 2009

Oh no, I wouldnt want to be without heat or a cooker in this cold.

Do you have friends/family you could go visit for sunday dinner and a few hours of warmth?

10th Jan 2009

Phone up and say that you have a child under 2 and that you really need heat

10th Jan 2009

ring them back and say your neighbour came in and can smell gas

they will be around like a flash

and or the 2 year old kid thing and when they arrive say it got so cold the child has gone to a relatives

Original Poster

10th Jan 2009

Should I be calling the Gas Emergency Service (Can you smell gas? blah blah) I thought it was the Landlord (Can't use the child excuse as it's a bedsit!) or the gas supplier, it seems to be just the meter that's not working.

10th Jan 2009

Is your gas meter inside the house or out, check that the stopcock next to the meter hasn't been turned off.

10th Jan 2009

"i can smell gas" will get them there in a flash, but they will just cap the pipes. Thats what they did for me (i could smell gas though) then I had to get the council in to provide a hotplate and electric heaters. I guess if you're not council its up to you to sort it. pain in the a**e.

Have any friends or neighbors got an electric heater? last resort = first thing in morning, head to argos and buy a heater, return it once your gas is back on.

Check that the stopcock hasn't been turned off, could be as simple as that.

Original Poster

10th Jan 2009

Checked but the stopcock but it's on, I think it's the meter thats ******ed. It's one of those PAYG ones with a top-up card, at first I thought I ran out of credit, which I thought was weird 'cus I thought I had plenty left. You usually press a button to see how much you got left, but nothing is showing. It's like it's off but there's no switch for it.

10th Jan 2009

mine did that they said it had turned itself off threw a vibration (sum1 must gaveslammed the door) they are meant to come out within 12 hours! akll trhey did was put in aqcard 2 reset the meter

Original Poster

10th Jan 2009

bambu;4021384

mine did that they said it had turned itself off threw a vibration (sum1 … mine did that they said it had turned itself off threw a vibration (sum1 must gaveslammed the door) they are meant to come out within 12 hours! akll trhey did was put in aqcard 2 reset the meter

Who did you call Gas Emergency, Landlord or Supplier?

10th Jan 2009

Abvance;4021462

Who did you call Gas Emergency, Landlord or Supplier?

call em all one will turn up!! :-D

10th Jan 2009

SunTzu;4020807

Have you annoyed the russians? Maybe they have cut you off?

lol methinks the russkies are peased with you

Abvance;4021016

Checked but the stopcock but it's on, I think it's the meter thats … Checked but the stopcock but it's on, I think it's the meter thats ******ed. It's one of those PAYG ones with a top-up card, at first I thought I ran out of credit, which I thought was weird 'cus I thought I had plenty left. You usually press a button to see how much you got left, but nothing is showing. It's like it's off but there's no switch for it.

i reckon the battery on your meter is dead, they'll come out to sort it usually around2 hours. you need to contact the gas supplier

10th Jan 2009

Abvance;4021462

Who did you call Gas Emergency, Landlord or Supplier?

fone ur supplier as they fitted the meter in, they will cum out and put a catrd in meter 2 reset it takes them less than 2 mins, gud luck go and fone them u must be freezing

Original Poster

10th Jan 2009

Are they usually 24hr? My supplier is EDF. Freezing my balls off here.

10th Jan 2009

Abvance;4021526

Are they usually 24hr? My supplier is EDF. Freezing my balls off here.

Meters are the property of your gas supplier/national grid and cannot be touched by your landlord (nor is it their responsibility). NG will not carry out any work unless getting a work order from your supplier, so there's your first call. I agree with the other poster - it sounds like a dead battery.

10th Jan 2009

the_gfp;4020670

ring them back and say your neighbour came in and can smell gasthey will … ring them back and say your neighbour came in and can smell gasthey will be around like a flashand or the 2 year old kid thing and when they arrive say it got so cold the child has gone to a relatives

Welcome to HUKD.

So they come around to the OP instead of someone is really in need of their gas, or needs theirs shutting off because of a genuine leak. Nice one.

Yeah we had this, we put our credit in and it didnt show up, next minute the meter went blank, we rang up and was told within approx 4hrs, they come out virtually within half an hour, they replaced battery and it still didnt work so they had to change the meter and added a load of credit to it so it would last us until the new card come through the post.

We rang our Gas supplier.

10th Jan 2009

Let us know what they say.

Only other number I can see is

National Gas Emergency*0800 111 999†

*This number is run by National Grid as the National Gas Emergency Service

10th Jan 2009

If EDF is your gas supplier they should handle it?

Original Poster

10th Jan 2009

Damn, had to call four different numbers! First the EDF one above but they stopped me and said call gas emergency above, they said call supplier and gave different number, called that and got answerphone and got emergency number, so finally called that waited ages told them what happened got put on hold then said I have to wait til 8am tomorrow morning! Should be here within 6hrs after that. Good thing I got a hot water bottle.

10th Jan 2009

good job it wasn't your electric meter eh!you'd not have been able to post for advice

10th Jan 2009

thesaint;4021571

So they come around to the OP instead of someone is really in need of … So they come around to the OP instead of someone is really in need of their gas, or needs theirs shutting off because of a genuine leak. Nice one.

NOT a very helpful or kind comment. :x

This is no weather for anyone to be without heating or the means to cook warm drinks / food.

The OP's needs are as valid as anyone else's and they have every right to call out someone to help, as soon as possible.

10th Jan 2009

Typical they had you phoning round! If you dont see anyone within the six hours they stated get back on the phone to them and make a fuss, sometimes you have to assert pester power!